Detective Marugoshi

1993 1h 23m JA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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One day, the brutally murdered body of his colleague, Detective Utsumi, was discovered. Maruyoshi immediately visits Xu Fang, the Taiwanese hostess Utsumi had been seeing, but finds himself in the crosshairs of a mysterious gun… A few days later, Utsumi’s police ID was found at a murder scene. Xu Fang had manipulated Utsumi into plotting to steal a large quantity of methamphetamine from the Jaō-kai. Furthermore, there is Zhang, a serial killer who pulls the strings behind the scenes, manipulating Xu Fang whilst being pursued by the mafia in his home country. Betrayal begets further betrayal, and as the search for the missing methamphetamine unfolds, a complex web of conflicting interests and power struggles unfolds.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shigeru Matsuzaki
Shōhei Yamamoto
Shirō Shimomoto
Seiji Matano
Naoko Iijima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shūji Kataoka
Writers: Motoki Iwata
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shūji Kataoka, shot by Satoshi Shimomoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Shigeru Matsuzaki and Shōhei Yamamoto and Shirō Shimomoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Shūji Kataoka directs. Satoshi Shimomoto behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shūji Kataoka, shot by Satoshi Shimomoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Shigeru Matsuzaki and Shōhei Yamamoto and Shirō Shimomoto carry the top of the cast.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.